Little Girl ‘Obsessed’ With Costco Gets the Birthday Party of Her Dreams
For most little kids, a trip to the grocery store isn’t exactly fun. For Kimber Walker, a 5-year-old who loves Costco, it’s cause for celebration.
The Lexington, N.C., preschooler enjoyed a Costco-themed birthday party, at her home on Feb. 18. “Kimber is legitimately obsessed with Costco,” Kimber’s mom, Niki Walker, tells Yahoo Beauty. “She loves all the pizza and food samples and walking through the big aisles.”
Kimber had asked her parents for a Costco-themed birthday party last year, but it didn’t come to fruition. This year, her parents wanted to do it right. They served Kirkland brand hot dogs, ice cream, and pizza, along with a chocolate birthday cake that read “Costco Employee of the Month. 5 Years of Service.”
“Costco only bakes cakes with their signature design templates so we were pretty surprised when they agreed to make a custom cake,” says Niki. “The bakery people thought the idea was hilarious.”
Kimber was also named Costco’s “Employee of the Month” thanks to a special badge provided by Costco’s Winston-Salem location. And guests were treated to an authentic Costco experience: There was a makeshift checkout station, complete with a cash register and a sign that read “Please have membership cards ready.” And a little stand that “sold” snacks in bulk purchased with toy money with Kimber’s face on it.
“The party was funny and quirky, just like Kimber,” says Niki.
Adorable! Kimber isn’t the only kid whose birthday party made headlines. In July, Grayson Dobra, a 2-year-old in Louisiana who became fixated on a local personal-injury lawyer named Morris Bart after watching his commercials, celebrated a Bart-themed birthday party, complete with a cardboard cutout of his hero. According to People, one of Grayson’s first few words was “Bart” and he loves mimicking the lawyer’s catchphrase, “One call, that’s all.” Upon hearing of the party in his honor, the lawyer sent Grayson a few gifts: A New Orleans Pelicans T-shirt, a Morris Bart keychain, and an autographed photo.
And in 2015, a little girl named Iris in Fayetteville, Ark., chose a CVS-themed birthday party when she turned 4. “Ultimately she loves CVS because she knows it to be a dreamland of snacks, chocolate milks, and toys,” the girl’s mom, Sarah Fortune Gill. told BuzzFeed. Party decorations were red and white, just like the drugstore’s signature colors; the cake was adorned with CVS style-font; and goody bags contained staples such as CVS brand bandages and ChapStick. Grown-ups were also served mints in CVS pill bottles. The best part: Iris’s local CVS gave her a birthday shout-out on a sign outside the store.
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